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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.6123,Lat: 60.4786
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	5:52:24am
At island	Mainland-shetland
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Shetland Islands
Name	Shetland North

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tangwick	1.9 km	East
2 Ure	3 km	NorthEast
3 Braehoulland	3.4 km	EastNorthEast
4 Hamnavoe	4 km	NorthEast
5 Scarff	4.3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	324 km	NorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	545 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo	Norway	688 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Stenness lies at the North Sea (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km² at a distance of 33 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 521 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 729 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 59%, low location: 41%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Shetland Islands
Shetland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 378 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

3.4 km2

21.3%

Wet nature

1.7 km2

10.5%

Agriculture

10.8 km2

68.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Stenness in country Scotland

Stenness at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	188 km	SouthWest
2 Bryggen	Norway	382 km	East
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	495 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Stenness
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Brae

Type of weather in Brae	broken clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.49 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:58 Europe/Amsterdam